The other day I was working on an issue with one of our customers.
I had been having him run several different tests using a few of the tools that we use on the SQL Developer team on a daily basis. After about the third or fourth diagnostic we ran...

In the previous edition ( Data security enhancements in SQL Server 2005) , we talked about data encryption/decryption in general.
In this installment, let’s talk about key maintenance. It is important to ensure that we can decrypt our data, even...

Finally, after rounds of CTPs (Community Technology Previews) and great feedback from customers, we have officially released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL 2005.
Download SP2 You can download it by visiting the Microsoft website here .
Enhancements...